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Moroccan Lentil Soup (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

This Moroccan lentil soup with spinach is a simple, healthy, hearty meal and a great source of protein, iron, and other nutrients. This detox red lentil soup is an excellent food for your weight-loss diet.

Moroccan lentil soup is packed with the goodness of lentils as well as veggies like carrots, spinach, and starchy potatoes. You can skip potatoes if you are targeting a low carb diet.

Lentils are an excellent source of protein. And this high protein will keep you full for longer with a feeling of satiety. Hence one of the best food choices for your weight loss diet.

This detox red lentil soup with Moroccan flavors is not only healthy but also this is too delicious. It has a strong flavor of ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, and cumin. The result is extremely delicious.

Here I have not added potatoes to my red lentil soup. You can add potatoes to this. Similarly, you can replace the spinach with other greens like kale leaves. I’m sure it will be equally yummy and healthy too. Try my Broccoli Kale Low Carb Soup.

You can make this Moroccan lentil soup in a pressure cooker, in an open pot like a dutch oven or any heavy bottom pot/ pan, or even in an instant pot. This is a one-pot dish.

How to make Moroccan Red Lentil Soup – 3 Ways

This is an easy and quick one-pot dish made with dehusked red lentils or whole brown lentils or with a mixture of both whole and split red lentils. Though it’s a one-pot dish, I have pressure cooked my lentils before for quicker results. Also, I didn’t add veggies while pressure cooking lentils as it will be mushy. Otherwise, cut it in larger chunks. My recipe belongs to the 1st method that is described below.

However, you can add lentils after sauteing veggies and boil them together. So for this recipe, you can too use your leftover lentils and give that a twist of Moroccan spices. You can also add coconut cream or greek yogurt to this lentil soup.

Saute veggies on saute mode for 2 minutes. Add spices, tomato paste and give it a nice stir. Add lentils and stock. Set the instant pot to manual on high pressure for 3 – 4 minutes. If using brown lentils then set time for 15 minutes. Let natural pressure release for 10 minutes. Now quick release and stir well. Instant pot Moroccan Lentil Soup is ready. Add lemon juice and garnish with chilli flakes and coriander leaves.